Matt Lewis and the News
771 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 376 ratingsMatt Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast, and the author of Too Dumb to Fail. On this podcast, Matt and his guests engage in thoughtful, long-form discussions about politics, culture, history, public policy, and the news—all in a civil and respectful manner.
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Nicholas Eberstadt on Men Without Work
September 23, 2022 20:25 - 36 minutes - 24.5 MBThe American Enterprise Institute's Nicholas Eberstadt talks about Men Without Work: Post-Pandemic Edition.
Adrian Hon on Gamification
September 21, 2022 10:57 - 57 minutes - 44.2 MBAdrian Hon is the CEO and founder of Six to Start, co-creator of the world’s most successful smartphone fitness game, Zombies, Run! He previously studied neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, and the University of California, San Diego. On this podcast, Adrian talks with Matt about his new book, 'You’ve Been Played: How Corporations, Governments, and Schools Use Games to Control Us All.'
Josh Kraushaar on 3 Races That Will Decide The U.S. Senate
September 19, 2022 13:11 - 39 minutes - 34.2 MBJosh Kraushaar of Axios talks with Matt about which midterm election races you need to pay attention to between now and November.
David Pietrusza on Roosevelt Sweeps Nation
September 15, 2022 10:06 - 30 minutes - 18.1 MBHistorian David Pietrusza talks about his new book, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal.
Ron Shelton on The Church of Baseball
September 13, 2022 21:57 - 37 minutes - 20.7 MBFilm director and screenwriter Ron Shelton talks about The Church of Baseball: The Making of Bull Durham: Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, and a Hit.
Scot Bertram on Political Beats
September 09, 2022 22:03 - 41 minutes - 39.7 MBScot Bertram, co-host of National Review’s Political Beats podcast, talks with Matt about music, the BYU racial heckling story, Hillsdale College, Michigan politics, and more!
Eboo Patel on Why It’s Better to Build Than to Burn It Down
September 05, 2022 15:20 - 50 minutes - 43.5 MBEboo Patel, founder and president of Interfaith America talks with Matt about his book, We Need To Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy.
Tevi Troy on A History of Investigating Ex-Presidents
September 04, 2022 12:21 - 33 minutes - 30 MBTevi Troy is the director of the Presidential Leadership Initiative at the Bipartisan Policy Center and a contributing writer to the Washington Examiner. On this podcast, Tevi talks with Matt about his column titled "Out of office but not out of the woods."
Todd Rose on What Americans Really Think
August 31, 2022 20:03 - 44 minutes - 38.2 MBRecently, the Boston-based think tank Populace and its President, Dr. Todd Rose, released new data that’s all about Americans’ hidden views and polling bias. On today's podcast, Dr. Rose talks with Matt about their study on What Americans really think.
Simon Rosenberg on How Dems Got Their Groove Back This Summer
August 30, 2022 14:33 - 44 minutes - 38.7 MBSimon Rosenberg, founder of NDN and The New Policy Institute, returns to the podcast to discuss how and why Democrats were able to change the trajectory of the 2022 midterms this summer.
Chris Stirewalt on ‘Broken News’
August 27, 2022 17:13 - 53 minutes - 44.4 MBFormer Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt talks with Matt Lewis about his new book, Broken News: Why the Media Rage Machine Divides America and How to Fight Back.
Tucker Carlson and Matt (Classic episode)
August 23, 2022 18:35 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBBack in 2015, Matt sat down with Tucker Carlson, to talk about tax reform, immigration, and the plight of working-class Americans. Tucker even offered some solid advice on journalism and fatherhood. Although this is a "classic" episode, you will find it well worth your time to check this one out!
Down Goes Cheney!
August 18, 2022 16:49 - 48 minutes - 42.2 MBThe Washington Examiner's Jim Antle returns to the podcast to talk with Matt about Liz Cheney's defeat in Wyoming. They also look back a decade to Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign, discuss the Washington Commanders name, and weigh in on the 2022 midterm elections.
Ron Filipkowski on Exposing Republican Radicals
August 16, 2022 13:13 - 43 minutes - 33.9 MBRon Filipkowski talks with Matt about his transition from working as a Republican lawyer in Florida to becoming one of the most important social media presences involved in exposing Republican radicals.
FBI Agent on Safety and Security Secrets
August 08, 2022 16:39 - 48 minutes - 88.4 MBFormer FBI special agent and hostage rescue team operator Greg Shaffer talks about his book, Stay Safe: Security Secrets for Today's Dangerous World. (This episode originally aired on September 10, 2019.)
John Avlon on Abraham Lincoln
August 07, 2022 21:35 - 44 minutes - 39.5 MBJohn Avlon is a senior political analyst and anchor at CNN, an award-winning columnist, and the author of 'Independent Nation,' 'Wingnuts,' and 'Washington’s Farewell.' During this discussion, John talks with Matt about his new book, 'Lincoln and the Fight for Peace.'
T.K. Coleman on Work and Meaning (Rebroadcast)
August 02, 2022 12:35 - 51 minutes - 93.8 MBDuring this interview, T.K. and Matt Lewis discuss how to find meaning and purpose in your work, and how to succeed in a world where the deck is stacked against you.
George Will Talks With Matt (Rebroadcast)
July 29, 2022 14:42 - 48 minutes - 39.5 MBLegendary columnist George Will talks with Matt about his book, American Happiness and Discontents. (This episode originally aired on September 2, 2021.)
George Will Talks With Matt (Classic episode)
July 29, 2022 14:42 - 48 minutes - 39.5 MBLegendary columnist George Will talks with Matt about his book, American Happiness and Discontents. (This episode originally aired on September 2, 2021.)
Bruce Mehlman on The Red Storm Rising
July 27, 2022 12:29 - 34 minutes - 32.6 MBBruce Mehlman returns to the show to discuss his latest slide deck: 'BACKLASH The Counter-Revolutions Driving Politics & Policy.'
Tevi Troy Says Biden Faces a Mutiny
July 23, 2022 19:09 - 34 minutes - 30.1 MBTevi is a Senior Fellow and director of the new Presidential Leadership Initiative at the Bipartisan Policy Center, a former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services and a best-selling presidential historian. He's also the author of a new cover piece at The Washington Examiner titled, Biden faces a mutiny.
Nate Hochman on The Post-Religious Right and The GOP
July 20, 2022 11:55 - 35 minutes - 31.6 MBNate Hochman, the ISI fellow at National Review, talks with Matt about his New York Times op-ed, "What Comes After The Religious Right?" He also talks about what happened to Alyssa Farah, and John Boehner's marijuana bucks.
Lis Smith on Any Given Tuesday
July 19, 2022 11:10 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBDemocratic strategist Lis Smith talks with Matt about her new memoir, Any Given Tuesday: A Political Love Story.
David Frum Zoom Call
July 16, 2022 22:07 - 58 minutes - 35.7 MBDavid Frum, author of Trumpacolypse, and staff writer for The Atlantic, joins Matt's Patreon supporters for a zoom call. David answers questions about whether Donald Trump will announce for president soon, why many Hispanics are moving toward the GOP, whether Trump and Joe Biden will face off again in 2024, whether abortion will help propel Democrats to win in 2022, and MUCH more!
Simon Rosenberg Says Dems Can Still Win 2022
July 12, 2022 21:13 - 44 minutes - 34.6 MBSimon Rosenberg, founder of NDN and The New Policy Institute, explains why conventional wisdom is wrong, MAGA is turning off voters, and Democrats have a better chance of winning the 2022 midterms than you think.
David Drucker on 2024 GOP Presidential Speculation
July 08, 2022 10:07 - 35 minutes - 31.1 MBDavid M. Drucker, Senior Political Correspondent for The Washington Examiner and author of In Trump's Shadow, talks with Matt about Glenn Youngkin, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, and the coming struggle over who will be the Republican presidential nominee in 2024.
Noah Rothman on The Rise of the New Puritans
July 05, 2022 12:19 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MBCommentary editor Noah Rothman talks with Matt about his new book, The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives' War on Fun.
Liz Wolfe on Bodily Autonomy vs. Life
July 01, 2022 12:58 - 50 minutes - 43.5 MBLiz Wolfe, associate editor at Reason, talks with Matt Lewis about the Roe V. Wade reversal. Topics include: Did the Dobbs leak stem the violence by preparing us for Roe's reversal? - How the media underplayed the Brett Kavanaugh assassination attempt. - Should Women Delete Their Period Tracker Apps in the Wake of Dobbs? - How Roe makes it hard for us to deal with pro-choice friends. - Confronting the notion that bodily autonomy is the end all and be all of human existence. - Why some p...
Will Rahn on the Cassidy Hutchinson Hearing
June 29, 2022 22:08 - 46 minutes - 41 MBWill Rahn, senior editor at Yahoo News, talks with Matt about the Cassidy Hutchinson Hearing, whether Never Trumpers should welcome former Trump staffers into the fold, how Ron DeSantis is benefitting from the Jan. 6 Committee, and more!
Mike Murphy’s Advice For Ron DeSantis
June 24, 2022 00:28 - 34 minutes - 5 MBGOP Political strategist Mike Murphy talks with Matt about how Ron DeSantis should handle the recent poll showing him narrowly beating Donald Trump in New Hampshire. Murphy also talks about the bipartisan gun safety compromise, the January 6 committee, whether bad Republican candidates will cost them the U.S. Senate, and more!
Josh Kraushaar on Why Latinos Are Leaving The Left
June 17, 2022 16:40 - 29 minutes - 25.9 MBOn today's podcast, National Journal columnist Josh Kraushaar talks with Matt about why an increasing number of Latinos seem to be saying ¡Adios, Dems! He also breaks down Tuesday's primary elections, talks inflation, and gives us his predictions for the midterms.
Matt Sienkiewicz on Conservative Comedy
June 14, 2022 17:39 - 44 minutes - 30.2 MBMatt Sienkiewicz talks about his new book, That's Not Funny: How the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them.
Angie Speaks about Johnny Depp, Dave Weigel, and Capitalism
June 09, 2022 17:39 - 59 minutes - 50.7 MBAngie Speaks is a YouTuber, the co-host of Low Society podcast, and an opinion columnist at Newsweek. On this podcast, she talks with Matt about the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard defamation trial, Dave Weigel's travails at The Washington Post, and the commoditization of identity politics and victimhood.
Dana Hall McCain on Alabama’s GOP Senate Runoff
June 07, 2022 17:08 - 44 minutes - 39.7 MBAlabama columnist Dana Hall McCain talks with Matt about the Alabama GOP Senate runoff election, pitting Katie Britt against Mo Brooks. They also chat about the Southern Baptist Convention's sexual abuse scandal.
Surviving (And Flourishing In) Political Punditry
June 03, 2022 10:43 - 45 minutes - 40.5 MBBreaking into the political commentary business is hard. On this podcast episode, Matt chats with author Stephen Kent about how to do it—and how to develop the kind of attitude that allows you to survive punditry long enough to have a fulfilling career.
James Kirchick on Secret City
May 31, 2022 10:39 - 47 minutes - 42.7 MBJames Kirchick talks about his new book, Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington.
Will Swaim on The California Exodus
May 27, 2022 12:12 - 54 minutes - 52.1 MBWill Swaim is president of the California Policy Center and cohost National Review’s Radio Free California podcast. On today’s podcast, he talks with Matt about why entrepreneurs are fleeing California (and why the politicians don’t care). Follow Will Swaim on Twitter. *** If you like this podcast, please consider leaving a five-star review on iTunes. It really makes […]
Jonathan Martin on GA Primary Results and ‘This Will Not Pass’
May 25, 2022 21:44 - 32 minutes - 28.9 MBNew York Times reporter Jonathan Martin discusses Trump's GOP primary endorsement flops in Georgia—and his new book, This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future.
David B. Wheeler on Firing Madison Cawthorn
May 24, 2022 20:55 - 38 minutes - 33.6 MBDavid B. Wheeler is the President and Co-Founder of American Muckrakers PAC. During this conversation, he talks with Matt about his successful effort to fire Rep. Madison Cawthorn, and why Rep. Lauren Boebert might be next.
Tyler Cowen on Spotting Talent
May 20, 2022 15:24 - 25 minutes - 21.5 MBTyler Cowen (Ph.D.) holds a chair in economics at George Mason University. He has authored many books and writes the most read economics blog worldwide, Marginal Revolution. Tyler is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, has written regularly for The New York Times, and contributes to a range of newspapers and periodicals. On today's podcast, Cowan talks about a new book he has co-authored, Talent: How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World.
Liz Wolfe on Biden’s ‘Disinformation Expert’
May 18, 2022 16:03 - 50 minutes - 45.3 MBLiz Wolfe is an associate editor at Reason. She was formerly managing editor at The Federalist. Her work has appeared in Playboy, The Daily Beast, CityLab, Houston Chronicle, New York Post, and National Review. During this podcast, Liz talks with Matt Lewis about what it's like being a pro-life libertarian. She also discusses "disinformation expert" Nina Jankowicz, and the trouble with labeling things "disinformation."
Thomas Kidd on Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh
May 12, 2022 21:36 - 43 minutes - 37 MBThomas Kidd, a professor at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, talks about his new book, Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh.
Jim Antle on Never Trumpers for Roe
May 10, 2022 18:43 - 37 minutes - 32.9 MBJames W. Antle III, politics editor for The Washington Examiner, talks with Matt about why some Never Trump conservatives aren't excited to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Henry Olsen on GOP Primaries and Roe v. Wade’s Political Impact
May 05, 2022 16:16 - 41 minutes - 39.2 MBHenry Olsen is a Washington Post columnist and a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. During this discussion, he talks with Matt about the Republican primaries in Ohio, and an upcoming primary in West Virginia. Olsen also discusses what the political impact of overturning Roe v. Wade might be.
Batya Ungar-Sargon on Elon Musk and China
May 03, 2022 17:35 - 34 minutes - 30.3 MBBatya Ungar-Sargon, Deputy Opinion Editor at Newsweek and author of Bad News: How the Woke Media is Undermining Democracy, talks about Elon Musk's history of complying with Communist China.
A.J. Jacobs on The Puzzler
April 27, 2022 21:41 - 41 minutes - 35.7 MBA.J. Jacobs, The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically, returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life.
Christopher Heath on Florida, DeSantis, and Disney
April 25, 2022 11:43 - 34 minutes - 30.2 MBChristopher Heath is an investigative and political reporter for WFTV in Central Florida. During this podcast, he answers Matt's questions about whether Florida is trending Republican, Ron DeSantis's political fortunes, and the controversy over revoking Disney's special tax status.
Mona Charen on The Crisis of Masculinity
April 22, 2022 19:31 - 40 minutes - 35.6 MBMona Charen, Policy Editor of The Bulwark and host of The Bulwark’s Beg to Differ podcast, talks with Matt about her column on the crisis of masculinity.
David Frum on Ukraine and Masculinity
April 20, 2022 22:07 - 45 minutes - 40.2 MBDavid Frum, staff writer for The Atlantic and author of Trumpocalypse, joins Matt Lewis to talk about Ukraine and the debate over masculinity. They also talk about Taylor Lorentz and the Libs of TikTok story, Mike Lee's texts, and whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is as dangerous as Donald Trump.
Megan McArdle on Why Republicans Need a Plan
April 19, 2022 12:14 - 54 minutes - 45 MBMegan McArdle talks with Matt Lewis about why Republicans should win a policy mandate before governing. She suggests that the GOP's anti-"woke" policies could be grouped under the "cultural antitrust" umbrella. McArdle also discusses her several columns on women's sports and Trans swimmer Lia Thomas.